Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that for the second year in a row, Chicago was named the “Top Metro” in the nation* for corporate investment by Site Selection Magazine, considered…
In 2014, Chicago-area business expansions brought more than 21,700 new jobs and $6.8 billion in investment to the region, according to data tracked by World Business Chicago (WBC). The data contributed to…
By Patty Rasmussen and Adam Bruns, Site Selection Magazine
Chicago is home to 22% of worldwide derivatives trading. This downloadable spreadsheet provides a breakdown of global trading, a list of the world’s top derivatives exchanges, and a comparison of…
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released December 2014 values for its Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes in 20 U.S. metro areas. The index in each…
This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago fell 8.3% year-over-year with 1,295 sales in January 2015 compared to 1,412 in January 2014.…
Making Chicago a premier destination for tourism and entertainment is a major part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs that WBC is implementing to drive growth in Chicago.…
Ventas, Inc. is an S&P 500 company that owns more than 1,600 healthcare and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom. In this Executive Spotlight, Cafaro, a…
World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data,…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released December 2014 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…